Steynewood Battery

Steynewood Battery
Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Steynewood Battery
Coordinates 50°40′42″N 1°05′39″W / 50.67823°N 1.09413°W / 50.67823; -1.09413
Site information
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built 1893
In use Private residence

Steynewood Battery (map reference SZ641869) is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1889 and was completed by 1893.[1]

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